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Mountains are like the great equalizer. It doesn't matter who anyone is or what they do.

~Jimmy Chin

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Fear is always there; it's a survival instinct. You just need to know how to manage it.

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Taoism taught me to focus on the process and not to be attached to preconceived ideas of what I thought the outcome should be.

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I try to live intentionally, and the things that move me, I'm going to throw myself at them. I want to see what my potential is. I'm always curious to see what the edge is.

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You learn over years of expeditions that having faith, and putting one foot in front of the other, you do end up pulling off climbs that seem completely impossible. There's a certain beauty to that. It has an allure.

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The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

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I listen to everything while I train. From old school reggae, to classical stuff like Bach, to hip-hop, to rock and roll.

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As a professional climber and photographer, I am asked to shoot in a lot of situations with a lot of different people. Sometimes I'm with the hardest, most seasoned alpinists in the world. Sometimes I'm hanging out with celebrities doing a benefit climb.

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The mainstream audience has a certain picture of what climbing is all about: man conquering mountain. But you can't conquer a mountain, though it may conquer you.

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Great images take you on a journey via a single photograph. The depth and layers pull your eye all over the frame, causing you to pick up interesting pieces along the way, ultimately coming to a climax.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: October 12th, 1973

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